A few years back I once thought of myself as somewhat of a craft person. I scrapbooked our photos, created decorations to make our small apartment homey, and even made a Halloween costume for Ella. Yes, that was old Chrissy. New Chrissy has half done projects sitting and waiting for some attention and all new pictures still in their envelope. But that all changed recently! I actually started a new project and finished it! Just in time too! For two years now I've had my eye on a Pottery Barn Halloween countdown calendar. Last year it sold out and this year it was back and in stock for a while. It is just adorable! My problem was, it's $56.00! With shipping and/or tax would have sent it to the $70 range, which although it's cute, I couldn't justify. I told Eric all about my love for this item and the idea of making my own. He kind of laugh and said, " If you want it THAT bad you should just buy it!" He knows my current craft struggles very well! We went to the mall and peeked in to see if they had one on display. As I opened it, I realized it was twice as big as I thought it would be and it didn't come with the items to fill the pockets. For the price, it wasn't what I really wanted. So I made the decision to make my own! With a trip to Jo Ann's, I felt ready to go. This was back in September! You know what happened to me in October. So last week, with my energy up again I finally finished! They girls love it and they didn't even care that we started on the 22nd! Eric was shocked that I actually finished it! I am so excited for our new Halloween tradition! With this craft bug in me now I'm ready for my next project!Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Look What I Did!
A few years back I once thought of myself as somewhat of a craft person. I scrapbooked our photos, created decorations to make our small apartment homey, and even made a Halloween costume for Ella. Yes, that was old Chrissy. New Chrissy has half done projects sitting and waiting for some attention and all new pictures still in their envelope. But that all changed recently! I actually started a new project and finished it! Just in time too! For two years now I've had my eye on a Pottery Barn Halloween countdown calendar. Last year it sold out and this year it was back and in stock for a while. It is just adorable! My problem was, it's $56.00! With shipping and/or tax would have sent it to the $70 range, which although it's cute, I couldn't justify. I told Eric all about my love for this item and the idea of making my own. He kind of laugh and said, " If you want it THAT bad you should just buy it!" He knows my current craft struggles very well! We went to the mall and peeked in to see if they had one on display. As I opened it, I realized it was twice as big as I thought it would be and it didn't come with the items to fill the pockets. For the price, it wasn't what I really wanted. So I made the decision to make my own! With a trip to Jo Ann's, I felt ready to go. This was back in September! You know what happened to me in October. So last week, with my energy up again I finally finished! They girls love it and they didn't even care that we started on the 22nd! Eric was shocked that I actually finished it! I am so excited for our new Halloween tradition! With this craft bug in me now I'm ready for my next project!
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Fall Fun
During my no posting strike, we did get out and do some fun things that I need to catch up on. First we kicked off October with a visit to The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze. It was fabulous and the girls loved it! Over 4,000 pumpkins carved and lit. It was amazing. Unfortunately, my camera couldn't figure out the lighting so my pictures are all bad, but lucky for me the Internet has a bunch. 
The next day we headed up north about an hour to get our pumpkin. Visiting a pumpkin patch has been a favorite tradition of ours since Ella was born. Unfortunately, last year it was a complete bomb. I was told about this great country type store here in New York. My friend who told me about it said that her kids loved it. Animals to look at, fun displays, and even hayrides during October. So we loaded up the kids, camera ready to go and pulled up a hill past the Home Depot and Costco(hint, hint) and there it was, our "country store". It was a massive grocery store! As we looked for a place to park, we saw the hayride trailer which takes you around the store and through the parking lot. Along the way, you look at Halloween signs posted on a fence. I tried to take a pumpkin picture, but it was pretty embarrassing. We did enjoy the store and I was able get some grocery shopping in. Thanks to my friend Laura, this year we got back on the right track. The farm was adorable. The girls especially loved all the animals and playground equipment. I loved the cider donuts! Although we were trying to get into the spirit of fall it was so hard because it was about 90 degrees with no shade. By the time we got to the pumpkin patch we quickly picked a pumpkin, posed the girls(the rest of us were a sweaty mess!), and then left. Here's to traditions! 
The next day we headed up north about an hour to get our pumpkin. Visiting a pumpkin patch has been a favorite tradition of ours since Ella was born. Unfortunately, last year it was a complete bomb. I was told about this great country type store here in New York. My friend who told me about it said that her kids loved it. Animals to look at, fun displays, and even hayrides during October. So we loaded up the kids, camera ready to go and pulled up a hill past the Home Depot and Costco(hint, hint) and there it was, our "country store". It was a massive grocery store! As we looked for a place to park, we saw the hayride trailer which takes you around the store and through the parking lot. Along the way, you look at Halloween signs posted on a fence. I tried to take a pumpkin picture, but it was pretty embarrassing. We did enjoy the store and I was able get some grocery shopping in. Thanks to my friend Laura, this year we got back on the right track. The farm was adorable. The girls especially loved all the animals and playground equipment. I loved the cider donuts! Although we were trying to get into the spirit of fall it was so hard because it was about 90 degrees with no shade. By the time we got to the pumpkin patch we quickly picked a pumpkin, posed the girls(the rest of us were a sweaty mess!), and then left. Here's to traditions!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
I'm Back!
Sorry for not posting for a while. I felt bad at first and then it began to lose its importance. I am now trying to work my way back and try to catch up on all that I've missed in the blogging world. First of all my excuses. What on earth have I been up to? To tell you the actual truth, not much at all! But I do have a great excuse. I'm am 13 weeks pregnant! Due date is April 30! I apologize to all my friends and family who are finding out via my blog, but am the worst person to call anyone! That was one reason not to do my blog because I hadn't called this person or that person, but I finally realized I'd never get around to making all the calls anyways. Again sorry about that! Because of the pregnancy, there has been a battle raging at my house. Me vs the couch! I have tried to talk myself into posting or viewing other people's posts, but then the thought of me doing that or just laying on the couch watching TV, the TV always won! I have been so tired, but not sleepy tired like I was with my past pregnancies, (especially with Ella). This time around it is just pure laziness! Now that the first trimester is over, I'm beginning to perk up a bit and feel a little more like myself. So hopefully this will jump start me back into the outside world. I have been the worst friend hiding in my house! Ready or not here I come!
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